My co2 tank to air conversion project

Hi all,

Did some testing on my co2 tank to air conversion today. I took my air pressure gauge off my paintball tank and screwed it into the burst disc on one of my 9oz co2 tanks. The pressure gauge threads are not a perfect match for the burst disc threads but were pretty close. I cleaned the threads after I tapped the threads several times (with my pressure gauge 🙄 ) then sealed it with teflon tape. Next I pumped the tank to 2200 psi. The tank is rated at 1800 psi so I think 2200 psi will be OK, but I am no expert. I use my co2 adapter with my AF pump to air up the tank and preliminary testing with my talon ss is promising! Because the co2 adapter uses the hi flo valve, it seems my talon ss with pw maxed out can not open the valve reliably until it drops down to 2000 psi. I tried several top hat setting and settled on .085 in. I do not have a chronograph yet but this setup is much more powerful than co2 and definately slighly lower than the stock talon tank which is my only reference. What is the point of all this? I just like to tinker and having a pressure gauge is something I really need because I cant keep track of pellet count even with a digital pedometer I use as a counter.
Any opinions or suggestions would be appreciated. Next step is to try the standard valve in the co2 adapter; I think it will fit, will post results later. I plan to try a condor weight also as soon as I get one.

Ross